. Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie : with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works . A HEN LAYS EVERY DAY, BUT AN OSTRICH ONLYONCE A YEAR. IIEAR now what has befallen me ; Im nicely taken in ! All through my Wife ! who thought at once a mine of wealth to win A Dealer fhewd this Oftrich and its egg to her one day. And making her believe twas fuch a wondrous bird to lay ; I bought it at her bidding—brought it home, and, like her, thought A Bird that lay fuch eggs as that, could not be dcar
. Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie : with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works . A HEN LAYS EVERY DAY, BUT AN OSTRICH ONLYONCE A YEAR. IIEAR now what has befallen me ; Im nicely taken in ! All through my Wife ! who thought at once a mine of wealth to win A Dealer fhewd this Oftrich and its egg to her one day. And making her believe twas fuch a wondrous bird to lay ; I bought it at her bidding—brought it home, and, like her, thought A Bird that lay fuch eggs as that, could not be dcarlv bought. PASSO SE -ONTANA, LITTUE BY LITTLE THE BIRD BUILDS ITS NEST. Hens eggs (thought I), however good, were at the best but fmall, And, as compard to Oftrich eggs, were of no fize at all. \ Off fuch an egg as that, why, two could make a dinner quite, Twas big enough to fatisfy a ploughmans appetite. \\ Such was my mind : but very foon Id reafon to regret I Id parted with my money, or an Oftrich ever met. il It eat! Oh! fuch a bird to eat as that I never faw ! j. No end of food and things could fatisty its hungry maw ; But Eggs ! not one it laid ! though all the while I did
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